Hello Pokebeach! I am going into this new format with absolutely 0 cards, and was wondering what I coupd do with around sixty dollars. I have been considering xerneas and yveltal, but don't know what I want yet. What do you think I could get with around sixty dollars on Trollandtoad? Thanks for all the help!
Edit: looking for standard only please
Many decks will use many of the same cards that are dubbed 'staples', so I recommend obtaining these first. Check out
this recent thread for a list of common Standard format staples. Battle Arena Decks would probably be the best use of your money, as they contain two 60 card decks containing many of the staple cards (including two of the expensive VS Seeker) as well as powerful EX cards. There's two Battle Arena Decks that I would recommend: Mewtwo vs Darkrai, which has been released for a while now, or
Keldeo vs Rayquaza, which will be released officially in a couple of days. Unfortunately, both kits are tailored for the Expanded format, so things like a lot of the Pokemon contained cannot be used in the Standard format. However, most of the staples are usable in the Standard format.
If you don't want to get a Battle Arena Kit, then I would recommend buying the singles off somewhere like
TCG Player or TrollandToad. You could also find a league and look around for anyone who is willing to sell or give away their unneeded staples. I would recommend staying away from things like theme decks, since those are under-powered and generally don't contain many cards usable in a competitive metagame. As for finding a deck, the format is relatively new meaning their isn't necessarily established archetypes. However, you could check out some
PB Articles, which give great insight into the current Standard meta and even tested decklists, or the community's
Deck Garage decks for some ideas. If you like a deck idea, you may like to test it out on
PTCG Online or another PTCG simulator to make sure you like it before you buy the singles.